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The Center for Collaborative Education, in partnership with Somerville Public Schools, recently announced the acceptance of a $300,000 grant from the Barr Foundation to plan the redesign of the Somerville High School learning experience. The grant award is part of the Barr Foundation’s “Preparing for Post-Secondary Success Through the Wider...

A broad coalition of Louisville nonprofits, government and businesses plans to raise tens of millions of dollars to enable every Jefferson County Public Schools graduate to obtain at least a two-year college degree. The effort, called Louisville Promise , is in its early stages, but organizers hope to raise funds...

It’s easy to be skeptical about school reform, because there have been so many efforts over so many years, all replete with their own jargon, and all producing still limited, and often unsuccessful, results. What’s different this time is that the onus is not just on the schools, it’s on...

As part of a city-wide effort to expand out of school time learning opportunities, particularly in the middle grades, the East Somerville Community School is partnering with Citizen Schools this year to provide middle grade students with enriched learning opportunities that will equip them with real-world skills and guide them...

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said Wednesday that the first year of an ambitious effort to triple the number of low-income college graduates coming out of the city’s public schools has been successful but there’s still a lot of work to do. In a brief interview before the presentation of a...

When the bell rings and schools in Rhode Island’s capital city open their doors for another school year Tuesday morning, teachers throughout the district will be focusing on more than just math and English. Providence is one of many school districts across the country investing in social and emotional learning...

“Whether it’s wrap-around services, enrichment programs, or data insights, if we want to ensure the best outcomes for our students, it’s important that we use a range of approaches beyond excellent academic instruction. Student Insights is just another example of how the city and schools can work together and utilize...

The summer months can be tough on teens. When school is out and transportation is limited, it can be difficult finding work or just things to do. But this summer the Mayor’s Internship Program exposed Newton’s high school students to real- world work places. When the program began five years...

When I look at my daughter’s summer vacation, her experiences fit together like a brilliant patchwork quilt. She is enjoying several weeks of summer camp, interesting travel with family and friends, horseback riding at her favorite stable, and a week at the beach. Throughout these experiences, she is being stimulated...

What does it take to prepare all children to come to school ready to learn? To answer this question, we’ve been thinking about how radically children’s lives differ outside of school, and what it would take to provide individualized support and learning so they can all succeed.